360 Secure Browser
{{short description|Multi-platform web browser}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = 360 Secure Browser
| logo = 360_Secure_Browser_Logo.jpg
| screenshot = File:360 Secure Browser screenshot.png
| caption = 360 Secure Browser on Windows 11
| developer = Qihoo 360
| released = {{Start date and age|2008|07}}
| latest release version = 13.1.5101.0{{cite web|url=https://bbs.360.cn/thread-15948589-1-1.html|title=【SE13正式版】360安全浏览器内核升级到Chromium 86——12月27日更新|access-date=2021-12-27}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2021|12|27}}
| latest preview version = {{Latest preview software release/360 Secure Browser}}
| latest preview date =
| operating system = Windows, Mac OS X
Android, iOS
| ver layout = stacked
| genre = Web browser
| website = {{plainlist|
- {{URL|https://mse.360.cn/}}
- {{URL |https://browser.360.cn/se/en.html}}
}}
}}
360 Secure Browser (360 Security Browser) or 360 Safe Browser{{Cite web|url=https://browser.360.cn/se/en.html|title=360 Safe Browser - Safe, Fast, Stable|website=browser.360.cn|access-date=2018-03-21}} ({{lang-zh|s=360安全浏览器}}) is a web browser developed by the Qihoo company of Beijing, China.{{cite web|title=Qihoo Formally Launches Web Browser Product In China|url=http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/09/18/7557-qihoo-formally-launches-web-browser-product-in-china|website=ChinaTechNews.com|date=17 September 2008|publisher=Asia Media Network|access-date=22 July 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Gaskins|first1=Francis|title=IPO Pick of the Week: Qihoo 360 Tech|url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/260381-ipo-pick-of-the-week-qihoo-360-tech|website=Seeking Alpha|date=29 March 2011 |publisher=Seeking Alpha Ltd|access-date=22 July 2015}} Version 1.0 was released in July 2008 (first non-beta release; first beta in changelog is from April).{{Cite web |date=2008-09-14 |title=360安全浏览器更新日志 |trans-title=360 Safe Browser Update Log |url=http://se.360.cn:80/uplog.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914043520/http://se.360.cn:80/uplog.htm |archive-date=2008-09-14 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=se.360.cn |language=zh}}
The browser by default renders the webpage using the WebKit-based engine adapted for Google Chrome, Blink, and when running in compatibility mode, it renders webpages using the Trident engine found in Internet Explorer.{{Cite web
| title = Qihoo 360 Secure: The Most Popular Browser You've Never Heard Of
| first = Kendra
| last = Schaefer
| work = Web Design Envato Tuts+
| date = 15 Jun 2015
| access-date = 2017-06-21
| url = https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/qihoo-360-secure-the-most-popular-browser-youve-never-heard-of--cms-24074
| title = 360安全浏览器帮助中心
| author = processZ (产品经理)
| work = 360社区
| date = 2016-07-15
| access-date = 2017-06-21
| url = https://bbs.360.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=14294828&page=1#pid98784854
| language = zh
}}
Webkit-based engine was introduced in 2010 (dual-engine with Trident),{{Cite web |date=2010-08-29 |title=极速不安全？ 360 浏览器极速版三大猜想 |trans-title=Is extreme speed unsafe? Three conjectures about 360 Browser Express |url=https://www.oschina.net/news/11498/360-browser |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=oschina.net |language=zh}}{{Cite web |date=2010-09-25 |title=360安全浏览器 - 360浏览器 |trans-title=360 Security Browser - 360 Browser |url=http://se.360.cn/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925050606/http://se.360.cn/ |archive-date=2010-09-25 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=se.360.cn |language=zh |quote=360浏览器极速版 [360 Browser Express]}} as the 360 Extreme Browser ({{Lang-zh|s=360极速浏览器}}).{{Cite web |title=欢迎使用360极速浏览器 |trans-title=Welcome to 360 Extreme Browser |url=https://browser.360.cn/ee/en.html |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=browser.360.cn}} In the 360 Secure Browser it was added in 2012, in version 6.{{Cite web |date=2012-10-25 |title=360安全浏览器 |trans-title=360 Secure Browser |url=http://se.360.cn/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20121025215054/http://se.360.cn/ |archive-date=2012-10-25 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=se.360.cn |language=zh}}
Controversies
{{main|Criticism of Qihoo 360}}
In 2012, a whistleblower reported a hidden backdoor in 360 Secure Browser. The Product Director of 360 Secure Browser, Tao Weihua, accused the whistleblower of "smearing 360 on behalf of Baidu", which the whistleblower said was "the worst professional response in history". Independent analysis of the claim showed that the browser has an "undeclared mechanism (i.e., via ExtSmartWiz.dll) which connects to the server on a regular basis (e.g., every 5 minutes), and allows it to download files of any type (including executables) from the server."
{{Cite web
| title = Independent Report on Alleged "Hidden Backdoor" in Qihoo 360 Secure Browser
| author = Intelligence Defense Friends Laboratory
| date = November 25, 2012
| access-date = 2017-06-21
| url = http://www.valleytalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Independent-Report-on-Alledged-Hidden-Backdoor-in-Qihoo-360-Secure-Browser-v1.4.pdf
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140327065357/http://www.valleytalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Independent-Report-on-Alledged-Hidden-Backdoor-in-Qihoo-360-Secure-Browser-v1.4.pdf
| archive-date = March 27, 2014
| url-status = dead
| df = mdy-all
}}
This and other controversies surrounding Qihoo eventually led to the temporary pulling of their products from the iOS App Store.{{Cite news
| title = Privacy Issues With China's Qihoo 360 Technology, Which Provides Free Antivirus Software, Are Becoming More Public; But Qihoo Strongly Rebuts Accusations
| first = Mike
| last = Obel
| work = International Business Times
| date = 2013-04-09
| access-date = 2017-06-21
| url = http://www.ibtimes.com/privacy-issues-chinas-qihoo-360-technology-which-provides-free-antivirus-software-are-1181437
}}
High usage numbers may be due to the browser being difficult to uninstall, its parent product 360 Safeguard frequently recommending it and a warning pop-up that appears when a user attempts to install another browser, falsely claiming that the other browser is unsafe and should not be run.{{cite web|last1=Millward|first1=Steven|title=9 Evil Tactics Used by 360 Safe Browser to Beat IE in China|url=http://www.techinasia.com/360-safe-browser-malware|website=Tech in Asia|access-date=22 July 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Pierce |first1=Doug |title=How Qihoo 360 Won the Browser War in China |url=http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war |website=Digital Due Diligence |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081728/http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war/ |archive-date=23 July 2015 }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website |https://browser.360.cn/se/en.html}}
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